What objects change temperatures the fastest

Stratmando · May 27, 2007, 08:31 PM

Don't know of fastest. I Know Aluminum cools fast and heat fast. It is used as heat sinks to dissapate heat. Whatever is faster would have to be more expensive than aluminum.
Here I am Talking about Metal.

hvacservicetech_07 · May 27, 2007, 08:34 PM

I would have to guess plastic because obviously it would be affected faster by an open flame, over the other listed materials

Capuchin · May 28, 2007, 02:19 AM

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking, but metal has the highest thermal conductivity due to the free electrons which can travel through the metal moving the heat around.

I'm not sure I follow your logic hvacm you mean that maybe plastic would mealt faster? That would actually make it change temprature slower - Objects don't change temperature when they're at their melting point.

Stratmando · May 28, 2007, 06:20 AM

Changing temperature seems question, Heating or cooling. Since Burning snd melting
Are destructive, Beyond heating and cooling.
If a 2" cube of metal, glass, plastic, and rubber, were brought up to temperature,
Just short of melting or burning. What would you be able to touch first?

Lowtax4eva · May 28, 2007, 06:38 AM

Why not just read your book or do the experiment?

But unfortunately as many have said above, it's metal.

What objects change temperatures the fastest

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